Analysis
HTS 3824.99.33 covers mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of mercury under heading 3824 (prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3824.99.70 (mixtures of dibromo neopentyl glycol; Polydibromophenylene oxide…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (47th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 26.3%, 6.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3824.99.11 | In the form of ingots | Free |
| 3824.99.19 | Cultured crystals (other than optical elements of chapter 90), weighing not less than 2.5 g each: other | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.21 | Consisting wholly of substances found naturally in coal tar, whether obtained from coal tar or other source | Free |
| 3824.99.25 | Aqueous mixtures of triphenyl sulfonium chloride, diphenyl (4-phenylthio)phenyl sulfonium chloride and (thiodi-4,1- phenylene)bis(diphenyl sulfonium) dichloride | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.26 | Benzene, 2,4-diisocyanate-1,3,5-tris(1- methylethyl) homopolymer; 5-Fluoro-2-methyl-1-[[4-(methylsulfinyl)- phenyl]methylene]-1H-indene;Mixtures of dimethyl phthalate, t-butanol, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium salicylate; andMixtures containing derivatives of N-[4-(2- hydroxy-3-phenoxypropoxy)phenyl]- acetamide | Free |
| 3824.99.29 | Mixtures containing 5 percent or more by weight of one or more aromatic or modified aromatic substances: other | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.31 | Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of bismuth | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.32 | Of hydrosulfite compounds, of sulfoxylate compounds, or of both | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.34 | Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of molybdenum | 2.8% |
| 3824.99.35 | Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of tungsten | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.36 | Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of vanadium | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.39 | Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: other | Free |
| 3824.99.41 | Fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures thereof | 4.6% |
| 3824.99.49 | Mixtures that are in whole or in part of hydrocarbons derived in whole or in part from petroleum, shale oil or natural gas | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.50 | Chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated | 6.5% |
| 3824.99.55 | Mixtures of halogenated hydrocarbons: other | 3.7% |
| 3824.99.70 | Mixtures of dibromo neopentyl glycol; Polydibromophenylene oxide; Tetrabromobisphenol-A-carbonate oligomers; and Electroplating chemical and electroless plating solutions and other materials for printed circuit boards, plastics and metal finishings | Free |
| 3824.99.75 | Naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters | 3.7% |
| 3824.99.93 | Other: other | 5% |